Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society
Table 4 Initial stiffness and yield load obtained via experiment and FEA
From: Nonlinear finite-element analysis of embedment behavior of metal washer in bolted timber joints
Metal washer | K [kN/mm] | Py [kN] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Side length [mm] | Thickness [mm] | FEA | Exp | FEA/Exp | FEA | Exp | FEA/Exp |
40 | 2.3 | 9.36 | 11.78 | 0.79 | 5.94 | 4.75 | 1.25 |
4.5 | 11.82 | 14.49 | 0.82 | 7.11 | 6.29 | 1.13 | |
6.0 | 12.16 | 15.22 | 0.80 | 7.11 | 5.98 | 1.19 | |
60 | 2.3 | 10.72 | 14.73 | 0.73 | 7.23 | 5.59 | 1.29 |
4.5 | 19.31 | 23.10 | 0.84 | 13.79 | 13.84 | 1.00 | |
6.0 | 22.29 | 25.17 | 0.89 | 14.80 | 15.58 | 0.95 | |
80 | 2.3 | 11.23 | 15.08 | 0.74 | 6.62 | 5.57 | 1.19 |
4.5 | 22.56 | 25.00 | 0.90 | 16.17 | 15.14 | 1.07 | |
6.0 | 29.48 | 34.19 | 0.86 | 23.67 | 19.91 | 1.19 | |